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Monster Jam Fast Facts 

 

 

 Monster Truck Facts

 

Height – Approximately 12’ / 3.6 Meters

Width – Approximately 12’ / 3.6 Meters

Length – Approximately 20’ / 6 Meters

Weight – 10,000 lbs / 4500 Kilograms

Tire Size – 66”/ 167cm / 1.7 Meters X 43”/ 109cm / 1 meter on a 25” / 63.5 cm Tall Wheel

Motor Type – Supercharged Fuel Injected Big Block American V8

Motor Size – less than 575 cubic Inches / 9.4 Litres displacement

Horsepower – 1350 – 2000+

Top Speed – 70 stocktickerMPH/113 KM/H, Monster trucks are equipped with tachometers which measure the working speed of an engine versus speedometers which measure vehicle speed

Suspension Travel – 20-32” Fully adjustable Nitrogen or Coilovers

Chassis – Custom Steel minimum of 8 points that attached to main chassis

Body – Fiberglass Composite with Lexan Windshield

Fuel Capacity – 22 Gallon/ 83 Litre Fuel Cell

Fuel Type – 99.9% Methanol (Alcohol)

Fuel Economy – 7 Gallons per Mile/17 Litres per Kilometer

Truck Safety
      50+ point safety inspection before each show
     Remote Ignition Interrupter (RII), Track Officials can shut a truck off at any time
     On Board Fire Extinguisher System

Driver Safety
     5 Point Racing Harness
     Fire Resistant Suit, Shoes, Gloves and Racing Helmet

Transport Trailer (loaded) – 62,000 lbs / 28,000 Kilograms

 

 

 About Monster Jam Events:

* At Monster Jam, monster trucks face off in two different forms of competition — side-by-side racing and freestyle:

       – Side-by-side racing – traditional bracket racing, where the first truck, with the least amount of penalties, crosses the finish line is declared the winner.

       – Freestyle competition – allows drivers a limited amount of time on the open floor to show off their skills. In this category, the fans serve as the judges.

*  2007 was the 25 year anniversary for the Grave Digger Team

* More than 4 million Monster Jam fans attend events each year worldwide

* The World Finals in CityplaceLas Vegas, StateNV brings 24 of the top trucks in the world to compete for the World Freestyle and Racing Championships. Competitors are by invitation only.

* A monster truck race team will travel 45,000 Miles / 72,400 kilometers a year by land to attend events.

* Typical monster trucks cost $600,000 yearly to build, staff, compete, transport and maintain on the Monster Jam tour.

* Steel body full-size cars are the vehicles typically crushed during a monster truck event.

       – Cars, as well as vans, buses, motor homes, airplanes and ambulances, are attained from local junkyards and returned after each event.

       – Average number of cars crushed per year: 3,000.

 

 

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